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The Orchard

News and analysis from an unabashedly progressive perspective, focusing on the intersection of politics, media and corporate power

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Canadian pension funds lack Indigenous rights-focused investment policies, study says

Aligning pension fund investments with UNDRIP is beneficial towards the climate, both environmental and business, according to the charity that produced the report.

ICYMI: Aug. 10-16

For Canada’s National Observer, I reported on some access to information documents I obtained regarding the Alberta government’s plans for cleaning up inactive oil and gas wells that landowner advocates say show a deferential approach to the oil and gas industry

What I Learned on My 20-Hour Odyssey at an Edmonton ER

The hospital staff were incredible, doing the best they could in a trying situation, but one cannot escape the reality that our health-care system is fundamentally broken.

ACFN chief joins B.C. First Nations to oppose new pipeline

“They ain’t going to get no approval from ACFN on any further expansions of the oil sands to fill those pipes.”

The State of Things (Ft. Christy Somos)

A recording from Jeremy Appel's live video

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Yaroslav Hunka's U of A endowment can be terminated, court rules

According to the judge's decision, the university was fully aware of Hunka's Waffen-SS affiliations when it approved the fund in 2019, but wasn't concerned until his infamous standing ovation.

ICYMI: Aug. 4-9

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Tide turns on unpaid flight attendant labour

The deal WestJet flight attendants reached this week after a one-day strike builds on their Air Canada peers' gains in last year's strike. But there's potential trouble ahead.

There's a federal Green leadership race?

If the candidates can hit their fundraising and new member signup requirements, it will be former MP Mike Morrice vs. long-time party organizer Nira Dookeran.

ICYMI: July 27 - Aug. 3

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